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P VOL XL.V NO 7 NEWBERRY. 8. O.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 24. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
1' ? . ? '
OUR LEGISLATURE LETTER. <>
ti
Justice Gary Reelected?Honorable r
' Robert Aldrich Named as
^ Judge. I
P Special to LI?rald and News.
Columbia, Jan. 23.?'The t'wo houses I
in el in joint assembly yesterday at
noon and proceed to illl vacancies
in ccrtJtin offices, as f diows:
Hon. E. B. Gary of Abbeville, i'3- '
elected, associate justice of the supreme
court. ''
Hon. Robert Aldrich of Marnwell, I
judge of the second circuit to sue- v
eeed h/ts cousin, Judge Jiamos Aid- '
riolf, resigned. Col. Aldrich receive 1
85 votes to 72 for Col. plaudc E. ?
"Sawyer of Aiken.
Directors of the penitentiary, <1
Messrs. I). H. Peurifoy of Saluda and a
B. E. Thomas of Barnwell. Air. John
,0. Wiugv) of Greenville, an incum- v
bent, whs defeated. Mr. Peurifoy <?
wlas- reelc-cled.
Eur trustees of Clemson. Messrs.
C. 1>. Mann. .1. G. Hichards, Jr.. and M
Jesst? 11. Hardin of Chester, Mr. liar- u
din being relected. Air. G. Duncan n
Bellinger of Columbia- was defeated
for relection and Air. II. L. Wat'son j
of Greenwod was also voted for.
Eor State librarian Miss L. II. LaBorde
was reelected without cvppo
sition. p
The following trustees wore re>elected:
,
Winthrop, Gen. Wilio Jones of
Columbia ami Mr. John E. Brea/.eale
of Anderson. Citadel, Hon. Orlando
Sbeppard of Edgefield. State Negro c
College, Mr. Arthur lvibler of Newberry
and Mr. A. L. Dukes of Orange- k
bu rg.
The elections were not concluded
until nearly six o'clock yesterday, 0
afternoon, a recess having' been taken
for dinner at two o'clock. / 1<
Today at one o'clock the general |)
assembly in joint session will be addressed
"by Gen. Stephen D. Lee, tin a
commandiiv;>; ollicei* of-' the United
Coiifedeii.it e Veterans, and a native ^
of this State, but now a resident of
Mississippi. . |
Tonight, by invitation through a ^
resolution. Senator B. K. Tillman ,
will address tho general assembly,
the subject; announced for his talk
being /' Immigration and llow it. Affects
the Race Question." This is
the address he has delivered in the a
north and west but it is doubtful if '
the senator sticks very close to his
subject this lime.
Tiie house has passed a bill introduced
last year by Air. Marshall of e
Charleston, changing" the lerms of the /
court county superintendent's of education
and supervisors from two to
four years. The vote was 50 to 31 in (i.
favor of the bill.
By a vote of f>!) to 47, lire house rejected
Air. Alorrell's bill to require
marrfovge licenses. The house is evi- ^
dcr.it ly against any form of miamagfc ^
license.
A bill by Mr. Douglass of -Chester-,
field, requiring railroads to post late .
trains every 15 minutes, instead of
30 minutes, as under the present
law, passed tho house without opposition.
ft
O
Air. Nash's bill to establish an insurance
department has been dis- ^.
cussed but not voted on in the house.
Senator Earle has a bill to fix passenger
rates, his schedule of rates
III
being less than two cents for mileage
books. It alsxi prohibits tire exchange
of transportation for advertising.
Senator Carlisle has a bill ^
fixing the nates in accordance with
the suggestion's of President Fin ley. ri
* The senate has passed over Gov. 111
Ansel's veto a bill relating to a local
sohoird district, in Lexington county. 'l
Senator Efird of Lexington made a "
flghl for t'he bill and the senators 'r
stod by their fellowjsenator. ^
Petitions for prohibition have se.it '1(
in from several places, including
Richland county. A delegation appointed
by (he Sl.at'o Baptist convcn- s''
tion has appeared before the dispensary
committee and asked for a state w
law, the spokesman being the president
of the convention, Air. C. A.
Smith of Timmonnville. The house
has passed a resolution condemning W'
the action of the Aiken county (lis- hi
pen?ary Iward in o|>ening a ddspen- pf
'fcary at North Augusta, in defiance W
it
f democratic. doctrine. An cltort
my l>c* made to have the resolution
econsidored.
'ARMERS' UNION
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Harris of Pendleton Elected
President?Large Delegation
Here.
'Ii3 Stale, 2lird.
The Farmers' union of South Carona
met in the council chamber in
he city hall at 11 o'clock yeviterda.M,
illi 24 counties represented by 10(5
elevate*. Besides tlio delegates
lieie w.is a large crowd of! visiting
icwlbers.
President ('. S. Hanv.tr, the presionI
of the National union, presided
t all the sessions.
The body adopted a constitution
hiidi is more explicit than the old
ne and will give Ix-ttcr satisfaction
r> the .members, it is claimed.
The utmost lyannony prevails and
here is no schism or faction in the
;iion. There never was a more harlonious
meeting, it is claimed.
After the adoption of the eonstituion
iho following officers were electd:
R. Harris of Pendleton, president.
A. J. Pen-it of Darlington, vice
resident.
J. \Y. Reid of Spartanburg, secreary-trensu
rer.
W. E. Rodie of iSalwla. chaplain.
R. P. Earle. of Greenville, organ izr.
?A. F. Calvert' of Abbeville, dooreeper.
S. Quinn of Cherokee, conductor.
Executive committee??W. R. Parks
f Edgefield, J. 0. Strilbling of Anerson.
0. P. Goodwin of Laurens, .T.
'rank Ashe of York, T. C. Willoughy
of Florence, L. L. Raker of Lee.
The following resolutions wore unniniously
ndoptod:
"Resolved, by the State Fawners'
nion (if South Carolina, That the
jgislature now in session be and is
erc'by urged .t<i pass the Richards
ill for the. repeal of the agricultural
ien law that our people may have
elief from its ruinous effects.
"Resolved, further, That our State
>gisl.alure be ni"ged to speedily pass
labor contract' law that will stand
he test of the courts."
Out of Sight.
Philclus M. .TIelfcr has estaiblishd
a college am one: the prisoners at
uiburn, X. Y? the faculty being
omposed of convicts who are gradates
of Oxford. Harvard, Yale and
thcr great universities.
Discussing his old college scheme
peen'tlv, Mr. Heifer said:
"Rut anything is good for convicts
IVat interests, cheers and 'encourages
11em. Diseouragc them, scorn thorn,
nd you rouse the latent evil in them
ven as it. -was roused t.he other day
i a frail and beautiful New York
rpewriter girl.
"This refined creature worked fori
rather cranky old broker. The brokr
found a good deal of unjust fault
'i/tli her. but she was gentle and pa onl,
and put up with him in silence.
"One morning, however, he turn[1
up in a quite insupportable hulor.
" ''Look at mv desk!' he roared.
All in disorder! All in confusion!
11'?
" 'Rut, sir,' (lie young girl inlerlpted
mildly. 'yf?.c have often told
e never to touch your desk.'
" 'Well, T don't want you to disirb
my pawl's,' he admitted. And
ien his eves caught a sheet of posi"-e
stamps. 'Rut look at these
amps. T don't want them here,'
>. shouted.
"She took up the stamps.
" 'Where shall T put tlvem, sir?'
ie said.
"'Ah' he snarled, 'put 'em anyhove?'anywhere
out of sight.'
" She finished.
" 'V'-rv well, sir,' she said icily;
ul, giving the stamps a quick lick
ith er pretty tongue, she struck the
g sheet, on his bald head and denied
to look for another jo(l).'' ?
'ashingtbn Star.
WHERE STATE'S MONEY
WAS SPENT LAST YEAR.
Interesting Annua.! Statement from
Comptroller General Jones?Es:
fcimates of Expenditures for
Year 1908.
(V'inplroller General .Jones lias submitted
(o (lie general asse>mbly liis
estimates of the receipts and expenditures
tor the year 1908 and also a
detailed account of the expenditures
tor 1907. The eonvplroller genural
estimates that a tax of 4 .3-4 mills,
together with tlu? revenue from indi|
r.vt sources, will pay the estimated
ivvpi'iises of tiie S|iate and leave a surplus
< t' $-25,000. while a levy of 5
mil's will not only pay the expenses;
of the Stale, hut will pay the dciliciency
of 1007, amounting to $64,j
000. and leave a surplus of over $20,- J
.000. At the same time the comptroller
general estimates that the approI
priations lor the year will exceed
those of last year i)v about $150,000,
i thus making allowances for any -exj
traordinary expenses that-' might be
made and also for the. expenses of
the general oleetiotn, which bakes
place in the fall.
1 ho report is of interest to every
j taxpayer in the State, as it shows
i exactly how the money will bo spent
I in the various departments. It is as
j follows:
I To the Honorable General Assembly
of South Carolina:
As required by Jaw, I submit herewith
fiio annual report of this office
for the fiscal year ending Decem'ber
31, 1007:
In the State treasury a
c>a&h balance of .. .$ 275,448.42
Les-v-* warrants issued by
comptroller general
and not paid at close
of business Dec. .11,
10,003.35
leaving a cash balance,
as shown by eomptrolbooks
$ 255,785.07
Of this cash balance tho
following special funds
are not available for
ordinary expenses of
the State government:
Privilege lax $ 805.00
S. Carolina Dispensary 28.0(5
('omission sinking fund
(ordinary) 002.05
Morrill fund 0,002.70
Sinking fund, for reduction
3,701.73
Permanent school fund. 8,128.75
Insurance sinking fund. 13,550.41
Hank examiner's fees.. 1,308.73
Redemption brown con"?,R
2,000.14
Clemson bequest 457.70
Special dispensary investigation
41.08
Firemen's pension fund 21.45
Dispensary auditor's salary
and expenses ... 1,002.08
Trust, school fund U. S. 51,171.72
Game protection fund
(Audubon society)... 280.00
Total special funds $ 03,502.06
Cash balance ordinary
expenses 102,103.01
Drought forward cash
balance ordinary expenses
$ K>2,103.01
Uncollected taxes 1007
and back yeaix, estimated
010,540.07
Total available for ordinary
expenses 1008 $1,081,733.08
Less notes and interest
outstanding $ 300.321.8:;
Balance interest on
bonded debt due Jan.
1. 1008 82.807.77
Tn tores t; on 1st a n dli ng,
past, due ... 2,840.32
Open balanco appropriation
1007, $70,032.01,
of which there will bo
expended about 70,000.00
$ 405,065.04
Leaving estimated balance
for ordinary expenses
1008 .. !. . .$ 016,688.04
Add insurance license |
fees, estimated, 1008,
and additional license
$ 45,000.00
Koes secretary of State, (
estimated, 100S .. .. 20,000.00
Fees corporation licens- I
es, estimated, 10OS .. 70,000.00
Income tax, estimated,
1008 .. .. 12,000.00 (
Salaries railroad comnvisssioners,
paid by J
railroads 10,700.00
Hoard of fisheries . . .. 10,000.00 I
I
Total indirect taxes,
estimated, 1008, . . . .$ 173,700.00
Total 'balances 1007,
and previous years,
and indirect taxes 15)08 700,368.04
The etsliinlated expenses oL' the 1
State government for 1008 are $1,422,232.30..
It appears that if th'J 1
appropriations do not exceed the estimated
expenditures for 1008, it
will require the taxes of .1008, 081,864.00,
and as no part, of these taxes
will 'be available 'before November
1, it is apparent that the State in list ;
borrow $37"),000.00 t<> pay expenses ]
before the taxes of 1008 are availa- ;
iblc. The State's revenue for 1008 1
from taxes estimated and based up- ;
on tlie present assessment of $207,- :
438.0:50.00, at a rate of 4 3-4 mills 1
oil (lie dollar, would retalize $1,270,- i
330. To this add from indirect and ?
other sources $173,700. and we have ]
a total estimated revenue of $1,444,- <
030. If the 'estimated expenditures,
$1,422,232, arc not exceeded, a State |
levy of 4 3-4 mills will pay all ap- ;
propria Pious and leave a surplus of |
$21,798. * i
Less Deficiecy. 1
In my last annual report f called '
attention to the gratifying circum- !
stances that the. Stale (finances were
iiv such condition that it would only 1
be necessary to borrow aibout' $1.">0,000
to $175,000, as compared with $500,000
in 100;>, to meet the current ex- 1
penses prior to the collection of taxes
for ihat year. In consequenc of 1
the increase in current appropria- 1
tions of $102,783, more than was es- '
timatcd in my "eport, without a cor- 1
responding increase in the revenue, '
thei'e would have been a deficiency 1
of $102,783 in meeting the appropriations
of the. year. This deficiency <
was found to he much less, because i
of an increase of $11,487,000 made |
by t'lio State board of assessors in i
the assessment of railroad and otii- I
er corporation property, together ?
with the natural growth of the State 1
causing $0,451,000 increase of other <
t'axaiblc property which resulted in i
an iurease of ad valorem State (axes
to the amount, of $80,721. This, .
together with an increase from cor- ;
poration license taxes of $23,755, ,
following the decision of the su- ,
preme court in the ease of the licit- ,
ish and American Morlagage com- |
patiy, and the unexpended balance of ]
$13,580.47, written off, and $10,000,
estimated open balances, to lie written
off for the year 1007, with other
revenues, reduced the deficiency at'
the close of the fiscal vear to $64,420.00.
The increase in the. valuation of
railrcvad and other corporation prop- ,
erty of the State 'board was caused
by their effort to obey the law, by assessing
sueh property at its true ;
value. The hoard did so; but n|w>n (
a showing ,made by the corporations '
affected, that other property was tax- '
ed at much less than its true mine,
and that the taxation of this property
at its true value was a discrimination
against the corporations, un- 1
der decision of the courts, tho Stale J
hoard granted the request' fir a reduction
of the assessment t-i 00 per i
of what was deter.i; -el to he .
the {.lit value of the property.
Estimates for lf08.
Tii? ordinaly expense-, of the Stale! I
f.u is estimated a! ,422,232. j 1
vhicli is in excess of tho estimated i s
<xr-!-^es of 1007 by $1"A150. The |
increaserd estimate for 1008 is cans-1 v
ed by the statut'ory appropriations, s
legislative contracts made at your
last session, and the general election s
expenses for I lie ensuing year, vi: (.
Annual apprpriation for ,
high schools $ 50,000.00 ,,
Tncreaso of pensions .... 25,000.00
Balance duo on purchase
of police barracks for
South Carolina Military J'
Academy 7,500.00 ' u
'ommissioti on Sl'ato
house ami grounds .. . 15,000.00
'neroase maintenance I
Wiuthrop college (salaries)
4.350.00
iVnoral el.'cl-'on expe?.\j-.
and piT.t!i m 25,000.00
Salaries supervisors ! w
retii ?!**;"?ti?"?? . (5,130.0') ('
'.oard of i'.s cies .. 7,(500.00 f
ncreaso in salaries st'Ono- s
araohers. assistant : ! *
torucy v'':n- al, phv<. ii
eian ami captain eC b
guard .t t penitentiary
ami clerk of historical <?
eon.mission 1,340.00 f
ioni**l (>f health pure food 1'
inspection . 1,000.00 a
fnsurance Wiuthrop col- o
lege 2,059.00 I
$150,150.00 h
There (being a deficiency of $(i4,- 1
120 nl the end of the year l!)07, and
he estimated expenses for the. year <>
I00S being $1,122,2:12. as a.iiove li
dated, il will he necessary for your <
loiiorable body to levy a lax for the ii
rear 1 {JOS, which, with the other u
sources of income, such as corporation
licenses taxes and other taxes from
indirect sources, will pay this defi iency.
as well as the estimated ex- ^
penses of the year 1!)0S, both agr
regal ing $1,485,(501, s
In order to eompy with the consti- i
lot ion. article 10. section 'J. a levy of <
") mills will raise $1,337,100. To (
this add the estimated revenue, from s
indirect sources of $173,700. and W3 t
iiave $1,510,800, leaving o surplus (
balance of. say, $25,000. Had this con- .
-ditulional provision been eonvplie:l \
with heretofore, the State would. (.
now be on a cash basis, aid if it il is
now complied with, in a few years .
Ihis result will be attained. This is
clearly apparent' from the fact that |
with an actual deficit of $04,429, (he ^
S'ltate only had !o borrow $350,00 in
the year 1f)07; whereas in 1005 it had
lo borrow $500,000. Tn other words, ^
Ilw> State only lacks the amount of
borrowed money to be on a cash basil!
the appropriations are kept
within the amount of the estimated j
revenue, the natural increase in pro- .
i>erty values will give a surplus an- ^
iimillv which will soon be sunicienl ^
to run the State until the collection j
?f taxes, thus rtbviating the necessity j
for borrowing money in anticipation j
if the collection of taxes, and place
lie iS'tale on a cash basis.
Vour attention is called to the ,
datement that follows, showing the (
incieased receipts and expenditures .
>1' the Stat'e from 1807 to 1007. The (
receipts for 1007 are necessarily estimated,
for the reason that on Decern- <_
bor 31 the net uncollected taxes estinated
for 1007 amounted to $910,540.
\
BOY OF FOUR BURNS BARN. I
i
Rom?.rkable Instance of an Outburst t
of a^Child's Temper Near {>
Santuc. n
The -State. d;
Union, Jan. 20.?-A remarkalble in- o
stance of the serious matters that j
an follow a child's outburst of temper,
is reported today as having oc- ^
urred in this county near Santuc ?
rcsterday. From the storv as told, it
vppears that because a little 4-year- ?
Id negro boy whose mother would (|
lot dress him in his best suit of |(
lollies and take him to church with |
ler, the boy became so enraged that ?
ifter li is mother had gone away from |,
ionic, in a spirit of anger ret' (ire to a M
arge barn and completely destioyed j,
t with all it's contents. p
The boy's father's name is Andy tl
familton an 1 lives on I)r. T. B. p
dates' place near Santuc and the c
.lory that the direct causo of the e:
iriving was duo to tilie boy's anger,
i*as vouched for by several respon- r.
ilble persons. cj
The barn was fpiite a good sized j a
truolure and contained, it is said, N
oiisiderable forage. Wli^n the |>a- '1
en Is returned , home and found
ut what thoir offspring had done '*<
nd what -had caused it, all, what they "
id mav be imagined though at this
* w
nocture the chapter on spanking is f,
nrecorded. iu
ARRESTS MADE AT RIO.
)cvelopmcnts in Plot to Blow up
American Ships?Band Made up
qf Foreigners.
Kio ile Janeiro, Jan. 20.?Thera
ore I'urther developments today, neordtinj?
to ('he local police, to t?ho ofurts
.1km iif? made to unearth the porous
responsible lor the allowed plot
i? destroy part of the American fleet
i this hai'bor. Several arrests have
eon made.
A band which is supposed to have
r^aniy.ed the plot is mado up of
oreijjncrs. It ptwsumaibly is comosed
of five Italians, one. Canadian
nd two Ciernuvns. John Fedlver is
ne of the Mermans. Thrco of tho
talians have been arrested, and it is
aid What oUier members of tho band
ave been taken into custody at Sao
'anlo.
The hand counted on the assistancft
T a Spaniard named Uochero, who
as lived in this city for a lo'.itf time,
i year ajjo, however, this man went
nsane and since till en lvo has been shut
p in a sanatarium at Montevideo.
JOHNSON'S AVAILABILITY.
few York World.
44 The republic is opportunity,"
aid <larlicld. Could the Democrmtic
>arty nominate any man for presilent
who more completely embodies
his vital principle ot American intitutinns
ttlian (iov. Johnson, of Minicsota?
Is there another man whose
anilidacv would prove such an inpiration
to the foreign-born voter
vho has reached up to freedom and
iti/.enship?
Not since Andrew Jackisou has tho
Tnited Staltcs had a preside.it whose
>arents were 'born under another
'lair. Not the part of Jackson's niar elous
political strenu'th lay in the
ippenl he made to those humble city.ens
of t'be Hepublic who realized
hat what, he had done the son of
nine other immi'i'rant miuht do.
AecoriVmu- t> the census returns,
ess than lisvM* t''ie voting population
if thi' 1'nitcd Slates is of na-tivetorn
white parentage. One-lourth of
t was foreign-horn, and of the naive-born
population nearly on.>ourth
had for-.-iirn-horn parents. It
s to this latter element that (lov.
fohnson belongs, as did Andrew
Fackson.
The Scandinavian population, from
vhich flow Johnson speanjr, holds til is
lalaisce of political power in Mitiicsota,
South Dakota and North Dakota.
These three States have 10
lertoral votes, and Mr. Bryan coul 1
i. ( po.vsjib'ly carry one of tihein. The
Scandinavian influence is very
troiu; in Illinois, Wisconsin, IMicnii;m,
and Montana, which have *'
'otes in the electoral collejre. Mr.
<rvan could not make the sliirhtcst
mprcssioii on the Republican -majoriies
of these States. There are. (>0/)l")0
Scandinavian voters in Chicago alone
md 86,000 in Illinois. Under normal
Militica) conditions sutfh as existed
ie'fore Mir. Rryan became tho hxuler
>f the Democratic party, tln-y mipht
perhaps turn the State.
("lov. Jdhnson's appeal would not.
ie restricted to Swedes and Nonveians.
It- would ?nl t-o all thoso
1 emeu Is, once alien in blood or lniurlatre
or allegiance, who sought freelorn
under the American f 1 a?r, and
now from their own experience that
he repnblie is what flai'fiold said it
,'as?opportunity. The candidacy of
his son of a Swedish immigrant
'ho has worked his way up from the
um'blest conditions would he hnr.lv
less inspiring to the native-born
linn to I lie man of foreitrn birth or
a rent aire, for John Johnson's enri?r
represents the proudest and old<1
boast of American citizenship.
The World repeals what it. has nloady
said, filial as the Democratic
mdidate for president he would ba
I least 1,000.000 votes stronj^er in
ew York and New Jersey alone
inn Mr. Dry am
Surely the Democratic national
>n vent ion will not shut its eyes to
ie qualifications and availability of
icli a man unless it is so infatuated
ith defeait- and disaster flint tho
tintesf prospect of victory is ropugint.